Victor Timely
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | The Avengers Annual #21 (July 1992) |
Created by |
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Team affiliations | Timely, Council of Kangs |
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Mayor Victor Timely is a fictional character appearing in
The character made his feature film debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023), portrayed by Jonathan Majors, and subsequently returns in the 2023 second season of the MCU television series Loki, portrayed by Nasri Thompson as a child.
Publication history
Victor Timely first appeared in
Fictional character biography
At some point in his personal timeline, a humiliated divergent version of
In 1929, Timely employs
Powers and abilities
Victor Timely has eternal youth and possess a genius-level intellect. He amassed an extensive knowledge of 20th Century history, allowing him to dominate the mechanical industry of the time, and build a series of robotic duplicates of himself to allow him to publicly present as ageing, hiding his immortality from the public by posing as his own sons, and allow his future selves an advantage over their adversaries.[5]
Reception
In 2023, Comic Book Resources included Victor Timely as their fourteenth-best characterised incarnation of Kang the Conqueror.[6]
In other media
Marvel Cinematic Universe
- In the
- Majors reprises his role as Victor Timely in the 2023 Kevin R. Wright said it was "fun" to have Timely be "sort of an eccentric, quiet inventor that maybe is, like, a bit out of time and out of place" rather than the expectation of the origin of the variant who would become Kang "living in the 31st Century" to actually be "some sci-fi villain from the future", instead depicted as having been born in the 19th Century before being brought to the TVA.[18]
- In the a different path in life.
- In the
Video games
- Victor Timely appears as a variant skin for Kang as a playable character in linked through time and space.
References
- ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
- ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
- GamesRadar. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- Marvel.com. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Vol 1 #7 (March 2009)
- ^ Harn, Darby (February 10, 2023). "Every Version Of Marvel's Kang The Conqueror, Ranked". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ Francisco, Eric (February 16, 2023). "Ant-Man: Quantumania Post-Credits Scene Explained: What [SPOILERS] Means for Loki Season 2". Inverse. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ Delicana, Ysmael (February 16, 2023). "Who Is Victor Timely? Kang Variant Explained". ComicBasics. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- Time.com. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ Oddo, Marco Vito (February 18, 2023). "'Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania': Who Was [SPOILER] in the End Credits Scene?". Collider. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ Osborne, James (February 18, 2023). "Ant-Man 3 – who is Victor Timely?". The Digital Fix. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ Fogarty, Paul (February 21, 2023). "Who is Victor Timely in Ant-Man? Quantumania's Loki Scene Explained". HITC. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- The Mary Sue. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ Hood, Cooper (February 17, 2023). "Loki Season 2 Story Revealed". Screen Rant. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ Das, Arka (February 18, 2023). "Who is Victor Timely – The Kang Variant Who Will Play a Major Role in Loki Season 2". Fandom Wire. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ Nebens, Richard (February 18, 2023). "Why Loki Season 2's Victor Timely Is So Horrifying". The Direct. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ Young, Kai (February 19, 2023). "Why Victor Timely Is An Important Kang Variant". Screen Rant. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ Polo, Susana (October 19, 2023). "Loki's Victor Timely may seem like a surprise, but he was in the pitch from day one". Polygon. Archived from the original on October 20, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ Sarkar, Samit (May 15, 2017). "Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 coming to PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One". Polygon. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ @arthur_parsons (September 7, 2017). "Replying to @GameUnboxing Correct!".
External links
- Victor Timely at Marvel.com